The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-26
BrOaQDrimS New York Letter.

Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
Jamaica is a srbnrh Of Brooklyn, very
delightful place, rejoicing in a royal strain
of old Dutch blue blood dating as far back
as 1909. In this rural retreat the Rev T.
r. b. Reed dispenses the bread of life to
the lost sheep of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. Man cannot live by
bread alone, and if he be a preacher he
will not be long In finding this out. Brother
Reed didn when his congregation rendered
him for his clerical services seventy-fye
cents q week. On an occasion when they
felt more liberal than usual they offered
their beloved pastor dollar and half,
and the result of this Christian liberality
was that one day last week the pastor and
his family were discovered nearly starved
to death. l honestly believe in n gospel
without money and without price, but the
bread of life must be worth something, not
silver or gold perhaps, but human charity,
of which these Jamaica Christians appear
bereft. Why send missionaries to the
Congo or Iambesi, when Jamaica is so
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gospel of Christi Seveny-flve cents a week
for crown of light in the streets of anne
thyst and pearl! Seventy-fye cents week
for a lost souls salvation! 1t does not ap-
pear that this humble minister of Christ
was lacking in anything except cash; his
sermons were orthodox and edifying, and
his prayers were up to the ordinary stand
ard, but the gospel at seyenty-fve cents
per week does not appear eXtrayagant.
! When this pious old minister was deserted
by his Christian flock the sons of Belial
took up his case and even the devil had
pity on him. At least the friends of the
arch enemy came boldly to the front and
the keeper of a profane whiskey mill sent
the minister's family five doler bill and
a sack of potatoes. One of the most pro
fame swearers in all Jamaica took the
tickets for the minister's entertainment al
the Opera House, and a wholesale dealer
could hardly be restrained from sending
him a gallon of whiskey, till he learned
from his neghbors that the minister was a
a strict prohibtionist, when he compounded
tee matter by sending a box of crackers
and ham, The trouble was that the Con.
ference took away a former beloved pastor
and sent them Brother Reed, whom the
congregation did not want, so these pious
brothers and sisters thought they would
starve him and his family out. The
difference between the rival factions came
near peinS settled with the contribution
boxes few Sundays ago. fortunately the
handles broke off the first lick thereby i'm.
pairing their power of mischief. and nc
doubt The motto over the altar had a sooth,
ing effect; Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity. Home missionaries to the front
these African saints will be Improved by q
liItle lively evangelization, for around the
colored chuch there is evidently fallov
ground.
There are few things that have set IN,
thinking during the past week, Genera
Grant has been laid in his grave almos
two years, and as yet the first foundation
stone Of his monument has not been hewi
from its parent rock. What is the nation
thinking Of? Shakespeare said over a couple
of centuries ago: There's chance grea
mans memory may outliYe his life, half
years but 10y our lady he must build churche
for it!' but, while We cannot raise IN
} money for a monument to General Grant
forty thousand dollars have been subscribe,
for the performances of sara Bernhardt
, whose notorious life has been the wonde
p aud gossip of Paris, for the past ten o
fifteen years.
pleasant page on respectable hote
register is Mise Sara BepL0rdt and son
= and it Is recorded IN the London gossll